GOOD FRIDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… This morning on the High Desert, we’ll continue to see lingering rains from the wet, warm storm that has been lingering over the Pacific Northwest. Winds that gusted up to 10-20 mph yesterday will stay blustery but turn westerly later in the day. Temperatures look to be similar to yesterday, in
Continue ReadingBy SHANE LANTZ Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Kraken clinched the first playoff berth in franchise history and set an NHL record for victories in an expansion team’s second season by beating the Arizona Coyotes 4-2 on Thursday night. Jared McCann, Jordan Eberle, Matty Beniers and Vince Dunn scored for the Kraken, who
Continue ReadingBy MAX MILLER Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Mikko Rantanen scored a hat-trick to lead the Colorado Avalanche past the San Jose Sharks 6-2. Rantanen reached 52 goals on the season and finished with four points. Nathan MacKinnon also scored a goal and had four points. Ben Meyers scored the other two goals
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez Beijing (CNN) — China impuso este viernes sanciones contra dos instituciones estadounidenses y sus directivos por la visita de la presidenta de Taiwán, Tsai Ing-wen, a Estados Unidos, informó el Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores chino en un comunicado. El Instituto Hudson, con sede en Washington, y la Biblioteca Presidencial Ronald Reagan, con sede
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With all the talk about tech and artificial intelligence, it’ll be interesting to see how many double-takes a new helper for the city of Madras – Dax the Delivery Robot – gets this week as he takes on a specialized new assignment on the streets of the Central Oregon city.
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Oregon high school clay shooting breaks record and the Bend Pickleball Club announces tournament dates.
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, Jake Kwon, and CNN’s Beijing bureau China has slapped sanctions on two American organizations that hosted Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen during her recent travel in the United States, which Beijing had fiercely condemned. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced Friday the Washington-headquartered think tank Hudson Institute and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Las observaciones medievales de la Luna están ayudando a los investigadores a estudiar una serie de misteriosas erupciones volcánicas en la Tierra. Monjes y otros escribas de la época hicieron descripciones detalladas de los eclipses lunares, cuando la Luna está completamente a la sombra de la Tierra. En ese momento, se
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A medical assistant at Bend’s Inovia Vein Specialty Center reached out to a compression socks manufacturer for a donation to help those in tight finances — and they delivered big-time. Now they’re paying it forward.
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — It’s become something of a grim, springtime tradition in the Holy Land. Israeli police fire tear gas and rubber bullets at Palestinians stockpiling rocks and fireworks inside one of the most bitterly disputed holy sites on Earth. The violence ripples across Israel and the occupied West Bank, and militants from as far
Continue ReadingBy Emiko Jozuka and Brad Lendon, CNN Rescuers are scanning waters off southern Japan for 10 people on board a Japanese military helicopter that apparently crashed into the sea on Thursday, Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada said. “I will continue to do my best to collect information on the damage and search for human lives,” said
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Dustin May threw six dominant innings, Freddie Freeman hit a solo homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers won 5-2 in the home opener for the Arizona Diamondbacks. May gave up one run on just two hits, striking out five and walking two. The 25-year-old May also
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Redmond’s Spirit Foundation is closing its operation after five years of financial assistance to nonprofits and individuals, but not before one more round of grant-making. Here’s their announcement: Redmond’s Spirit Foundation Board has made the difficult decision sunset, and with that process, a final call for applications to disperse the remaining funds of ~$3,000. 501(c)3
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Vegas Golden Knights scored four goals on their first six shots and took a major step toward clinching the Pacific Division and the top seed in the Western Conference with a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings. The third line shined for the
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN The 13-year-old son of Rebekah Jones, who claimed she was fired for refusing to manipulate state Covid-19 data while working in Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ state Health Department, was arrested Wednesday for allegedly threatening a shooting at a middle school. The boy, whom CNN is not naming because he is a
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas lawmakers have approved a bill aimed at helping parents opt their children out of public school lessons with LGBTQ-themed materials. The Republican-controlled Kansas House voted 76-46 on Thursday to approve a “parental rights” measure that would allow a parent to place their child in
Continue ReadingVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Thatcher Demko stopped 33 shots for his first shutout of the season and third overall in the Vancouver Canucks’ 3-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night. Andrei Kuzmenko, Vitali Kravtsov and J.T. Miller — into the empty net — scored and defenseman Akito Hirose had two assists to
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea, the U.S. and Japan have called for stronger international support of efforts to ban North Korea from sending workers abroad and curb the North’s cybercrime. They say such steps are necessary to block the country’s means to fund its nuclear program. The top
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A proposal designed to thwart environmentally and socially conscious investing has cleared the Kansas Legislature but divisions within its GOP majorities kept the measure from being a strong as some conservatives wanted. Lawmakers on Thursday approved a bill that would prevent the state, its pension
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A proposal designed to thwart environmentally and socially conscious investing has cleared the Kansas Legislature but divisions within its GOP majorities kept the measure from being a strong as some conservatives wanted. Lawmakers on Thursday approved a bill that would prevent the state, its pension
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